Accordingly, police officers stopped the suspect and was about to frisk him when he pulled out a gun and engaged the authorities in a brief gunfight that resulted to his death.

“No casualty was reported on the part of the police,” the police spokesperson said.

Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) recovered from the crime scene a caliber .45 pistol; three magazine assembly for the said caliber; 24 rounds of ammunition for the same caliber; an MK2 fragmentation hand grenade;three magazine assembly and 10 rounds of ammunition for a 9mm caliber pistol; 19 rounds ofa 12-gauge shotgun; a fired cartridge case of a caliber 40 pistol and a fired cartridge case of a 9mm caliber pistol.

The body of the suspect was brought to the funeral parlor for the post mortem examination. (Eugene A. Lasprilla)